As the fastest long-distance runner ever, Haile Gebrselassie knows a thing or two about ambition and drive.
作為世界上最快的長跑運動員,海里洞悉關于雄心和內心的力量的一些內在秘密。
In a career spanning almost two decades, the two-time gold medalist and current marathon world-record holder has redefined the art of running -- beating his own personal best at the 2008 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:03:59.
在長達幾乎20年的職業生涯中,他獲得過2塊金牌,現在還是馬拉松世界紀錄保持者。他重新定義了跑步的藝術——在2008年柏林馬拉松上他打破了個人最好成績,取得了2:03:59的好成績。
But success for the athlete isn't limited just to running. One of Ethiopia's most successful businessmen, Gebrselassie is the sole importer of Hyundai cars into the country, owns a number of properties in the capital, runs a gym in the city and has recently opened a new hotel near Lake Hawassa.
但是海里不僅僅是作為運動員取得了成功。他也是埃色俄比亞最成功的商人之一,他是他們國家現代汽車唯一的進口商,在首都擁有大量財產,在首都運營一座體操館,最近又在Hawassa附近新開張了一家酒店。
Give it your all -- all the time 全身心投入——任何時間
Gebrselassie credits his achievements to three basic principles: commitment, discipline and hard work. "For me, they are the three most important things you have to do if you want to achieve, in anything," he said.
海里把它的成功歸功于3個基本法則:投入、教養和盡自己最大努力。“對我來說,如果你在任何方面要成功的話,它們是3個你必須要做的最重要的事情。”他說道。
The first ingredient is commitment. The drive and passion "to win gold, to be a world champion, to succeed," is essential, he said. "Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there."
首先是投入。內心的驅動和激情——“贏得金牌,成為世界冠軍,獲得成功”這是最基本的。他說道,“一旦你投入進去,你需要教養和努力工作使你到達成功的地方。”
It's a formula that has worked well for Gebrselassie and one he implements in his everyday life.
這是一個對海里很有效的公式,也是他每天都遵循的法則。
By 5:30 a.m. the world champion is already running around the stadium or in the forest near his house as part of his training program. By 9 a.m. he's in the office ready for a full day's work and at 5 p.m. he's back training for another two hours before heading home to see his wife and children.
早上5:30,這位世界冠軍已經在繞著體育場或者在他家附近的樹林里跑步了,這是他訓練計劃的一部分。早上9點到下午5點,他在辦公室完成一整天的工作。在他回家見到妻子和孩子之前會再訓練另外2個小時。
Everything he does is done with enthusiasm. "I just work hard," he said. "When I wake up at 5 in the morning is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts."
他做每件事情都是用熱情去做。“我只是盡到我最大努力”他說。“當我每天早上5點起床只是為了慢跑嗎?當然不是,只是我盡自己最大的努力去做它。”